Galaxy Messier 82 (M82), also known as the cigar galaxy NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScIAURA); J. Gallagher…
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Sophie Koudmani: The astrophysicist unravelling the origins of supermassive black holes
Supermassive black holes are, as you might expect, rather large – millions and sometimes billions of…
Search for alien transmissions in promising TRAPPIST-1 star system draws a blank
Artist’s impression of the seven planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system NASA A search for aliens communicating…
Planet in the 'forbidden zone' of dead star could reveal Earth's fate
A distant planet should have been consumed when its star expanded to become a red giant,…
Jo Dunkley interview: The astrophysicist who may be about to discover how the universe began
Some 13.8 billion years ago, the universe began in a big bang – or, at least,…
Astronauts may need medical evacuation from one-third of moon missions
Medically evacuating an astronaut from space is difficult and expensive, and a new model predicts that…
Bacteria on the space station are evolving for life in space
The International Space Station has its own distinctive microbiome Dima Zel/Shutterstock Bacteria on board the International…
We’ve just doubled the number of gravitational waves we can find
Gravitational wave detectors use laser beams in tubes that span kilometres The Virgo Collaboration Gravitational waves…
See the world’s best space images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2024 award
Astronomy Photographer of the Year, the annual photo competition showcasing all things space, is back. Ed…
Strange binary star system has three Earth-sized exoplanets
Exoplanets in binary star systems usually orbit both stars, but astronomers have now spotted three planets…